Street and highway marker



June 10, 1930. c. v. JOHNSON 1,7 3,43

:STREET AND HIGHWAY MARKER.

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Patented June 10, 1930 UNIE TES

CLARENCE V. JOHNSON, OF WICHITA, KANSAS, ASSIGNOROF ONE-THIRD TO HARRYL. REAM AND ONE-THTRIJ TO FOUZE KIMBALL, BOTH F WICHITA, KANSAS STREETAND HIGHWAY MARKER Application. filed October 7, 1929. SerialNo.397,978.

The invention aims to provide an exceptionally simple and inexpensive,yet an attractive and effective marker for useat various points alonghighways and streets for 53 the purpose of giving information with regard to other streets or highways or for displaying trafiic controllinginformation such as the words Caution, Stop, Boulevard, Curve, etc. 7

A further object is to provide a marker or sign which may readily beshipped in large quantities in knock-down form and quickly and easilyassembled.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subjectmatter hereinafter described and claimed, description being accomplishedby reference to the accompanying drawing. Fig. l is a perspective View.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view.

The drawing above briefly described, illustrates the preferred form ofconstruction and while this construction will be herein specificallyexplained, it is to be understood that within the scope of the inventionas claimed, minor variations may be made.

The numeral 3 denotes a post to be set or driven into the ground, saidpost being preferably although not necessarily formed 0 from a singlelength of angle iron. Two relatively long and narrow sign plates l aredisposed in parallel vertical planes and are secured against oppositesides of the post 3, securing bolts 5 being shown passed centrallythrough one of the sign plates 4: and

through one flange of the post 3. The ends of the plates 4 are bentlaterally inwardly at right angles as denoted at 6.

Two additional sign plates 7 are disposed in parallel vertical planes atthe ends of the plates 4, said plates 7 being secured by bolts or thelike 8 against the outer sides of the plate ends 6 above described. Theplates 7 are of T-shape with their shanks 9 projecting downwardly beyondthe bars 4; and with their heads 10 projecting upwardly and laterally inopposite directions from said plates 4, the ends 11 of said heads beingpreferably pointed as shown, particularly when the plates are to beardirectional printed matter and arrows, as illustratedin Fig. 1. t

The construction shown and described is simple and inexpensive, may bereadily shipped in knock-down form and quickly and easily assembled, andit affords a great number of sign faces presented toward four differentdirections radiating from the post 3, for which reason itlis ,welladapted for a marker at street intersections to give the names ofthe'intersecting streets, the numbers of adjacent blocks and otherdesirable information.

On account of the existing advantages for the details disclosed, theyare preferably followed. However, within the scope of the invention asclaimed, variations may be made as above stated.

I claim 1. A sign comprising a post, two relatively long and narrow signplates disposed horizontally and secured in parallel vertical planesagainst opposite vertical sides of said post, and two additional signplates disposed in parallel vertical planes transverse to the firstnamed plates, said additional sign plates being secured to the ends ofsaid first named plates and projecting vertically therefrom.

2. A sign comprising a post, two relatively long and narrow sign platesdisposed horizontally and secured in parallel vertical planes againstopposite vertical sides of said post, and two additional sign platesdisposed in parallel vertical planes transverse to the first namedplates, said additional sign plates being secured to the ends of saidfirst named plates and projecting both upwardly and downwardlytherefrom, the upwardly projecting portions of said additional platesbeing in the form of 'T- heads which project laterally in oppositedirections from said first named plates.

8. A sign comprising a post, two relatively long and narrow sign platesdisposed horizontally and secured between their ends against oppositesides of said post, said plates being disposed in parallel verticalplanes and having their ends bent laterally inward at right angles, twoadditional sign means named plates.

plates disposed in parallel vertical planes transverse to the firstnamed plates, and securing ,said additional plates against the outersides of said inwardly bent ends of said first named plates.

4. A sign comprising apost, two relatively i long and narrow sign platesdisposed horizontally and secured between their ends against oppositesides of said post, said plates being disposed in parallel verticalplanes and having their ends bent laterally inward at right angles, twoadditional sign plates disposed in parallel vertical planes transverseto the first named plates, and means securing said additional platesagainst the outer sides of said inwardly-bent ends of said first namedplates, said additional 7 V platesbeing of T-shape with their shanks Wprojecting downwardly from said 7 first named plates and'with theirheads projecting-upwardly and laterally from said first signature.

aflixed my V CLARENCE V. JOHNSON.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto

